# DNS query Refused

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dns-query-refused/22367>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dns-query-refused/22367 "2019-08-13T07:31:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuddus](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@kuddus](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/kuddus)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dns-query-refused/22367/1 "2019-08-13T07:31:27Z")

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Hello All,

I just setup pi hole on a digital ocean server inside a Docker. Its up and running ..

now, I set the dns in one of my laptop.  
and when I try to visit cnn .com(or any other URL) it doesn't open but I see in pi hole query log that it tried to resolve cnn .com and pi hole refused it

Any idea how to solve this ?

See pic the row “Refused”!

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**Author:** ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dns-query-refused/22367/2 "2019-08-13T10:07:08Z")

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Pi-hole is not refusing it, your upstream is refusing to provide an answer.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dns-query-refused/22367/3 "2019-09-03T10:07:17Z")

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